As a latecomer to surfing I felt like I needed to swallow a maritime dictionary just to walk on to a north coast beach. What I did realise over my first year’s whirlwind romance with Cornish surf was that the beaches that beginners...
St Agnes is a place with impact beyond its environs: everyone has their own opinion of it, be they Aggie residents or not. It’s cliquey; men with beards; a bit too cool for school; full of doctors; you have to be a pro to surf there...
A famous football pundit once said that you’re only as good as your last game. True enough in the case of West Cornwall’s very own All The Fires who have been on a winning streak since their 2008 inception. Mingling Americana, folk...
As featured on ITV’s Home Sweet Holiday Home with Lisa Faulkner, Ben Quinn is going great guns with his fabulous Catch & Cook days. You might have seen him out on the Helford or in St Agnes fishing and prepping his rather delicious...
“My earliest food memory is of my mother making yoghurt on the Aga with milk from our own goats. It was a very normal part of our life back...
Question: What do Kevin Spacey, Dame Helen Mirren, Sienna Miller and The Good Cornwall Guide have in...
Founder and MD of cult performance wear brand Finisterre spent most of yesterday on the St Agnes Lifeboat (he’s been on the crew for nine years) yet he still managed a surf before work this morning. Is this a normal start to a day in...
Nothing epitomises the festive season more than the ceremonial carving of a juicy bird. Napkins and paper hats at the ready, The Good Cornwall Guide has been in search of Cornwall’s top feathered festive food to grace your Christmas...
Saturday 12th May celebrates the 40th Anniversary of GCG’s hometown Rugby Club with the London Wasps jetting down for a game of rutting, srumming and...
Locally sourced top quality performance wear – Finisterre, meaning the end of the world (echoing Land’s End), is the brainchild of founder Tom Kay. What started off in his bedroom nine years ago is now a nationally recognised brand,...
A refreshing walk on the beach was just what I needed to ward off an afternoon office slump. What I hadn’t bargained for was how much of a sweat I would work up whilst mincing along HQ’s neighbouring glorious beach, Chapel...
It’s a big day in any dog’s diary and for the Aggie canine crew its cause for celebration. Saturday 1st October marks the end of the beach ban for us four-legged fraternity. Get your paws in the sand and on a super stylish...
Saddle sore? I may be come Monday morning… 100k or 60k cycle ride this Sunday organised by the ever chic Truro Cycling Club; starting and finishing at Devoran Village Hall – conveniently near the Devoran Pub because after 60 or 100...
First impressions are important – they leave a mark. The impression on entering No.4 Peterville in St Agnes is of comfort and homespun bonhomie whose glow rosies your cheeks well after you’ve ambled home...
It’s Friday lunchtime and there’s definitely that Friday feeling in Aggie’s Taphouse, the place is buzzing with customers, and James the manager is welcoming them all by...
When you have no essence of time and your only clock is the changing of the tides along with the position of the sun, you are lucky enough to be experiencing something unforgettable. What makes this occasion even more special is that it...
Something of a tradition in Cornwall; and possibly any county almost totally surrounded by salt water. Not for the faint hearted is the embrace of this Christmas spirit: stripping and gaiety. The Christmas day swim is top of the ‘to...
Saturday 10th December in St Agnes Methodist Church from 10.30 – 4.30 will be another glorious morning poring over hand-crafted vintage and retro (1920 -1980 –maybe a bit of 90) clothes, crockery, jewellery, textiles and furniture....
So says Tom Cox in The Guardian. It can easily be argued that ‘wild swimming’ as a concept is ridiculous, meaningless and rather revealing of our modern relationship with the natural...
This Sunday 4 September, Chapel Porth Beach is home to the biggest retro fest in the South West: The World Belly Boarding Championships. Entry is free, just bring your plywood and jump in (no wetsuits...
